Vásárosnamény District

Vásárosnamény (Hungarian: Vásárosnaményi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Vásárosnamény is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Nyírség and Bereg geographical and historical region.

Vásárosnamény District Vásárosnaményi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Vásárosnamény District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.
Country	Hungary
County	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District seat	Vásárosnamény
Area
• Total	617.94 km2 (238.59 sq mi)
• Rank	5th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	35,323
• Rank	6th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)

Geography

Vásárosnamény District borders with the Ukrainian oblast of Zakarpattia to the northeast, Fehérgyarmat District and Mátészalka District to the south, Baktalórántháza District, Kisvárda District and Záhony District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Vásárosnamény District is 28.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 25 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)^[1]

• Aranyosapáti (2,041)
• Barabás (846)
• Beregdaróc (842)
• Beregsurány (631)
• Csaroda (580)
• Gelénes (569)
• Gemzse (846)
• Gulács (870)
• Gyüre (1,200)
• Hetefejércse (316)
• Ilk (1,237)
• Jánd (747)
• Kisvarsány (1,035)
• Lónya (772)
• Márokpapi (470)
• Mátyus (261)
• Nagyvarsány (1,484)
• Nyírmada (4,284)
• Olcsva (648)
• Pusztadobos (1,455)
• Tákos (357)
• Tarpa (2,164)
• Tiszaadony (664)
• Tiszakerecseny (970)
• Tiszaszalka (866)
• Tiszavid (524)
• Vámosatya (578)
• Vásárosnamény (8,831) – district seat

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

Religion in Vásárosnamény District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (56.2%)

  Catholic Church (13.5%)

  Greek Catholicism (6.6%)

  Other religions (2.8%)

  Non-religious (4.5%)

  Atheists (0.2%)

  Undeclared (16.2%)

In 2011, it had a population of 35,323 and the population density was 57/km².

Year	County population[2]	Change
2011	35,323	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,000) and Ukrainian (150).

Total population (2011 census): 35,323
Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[3] Identified themselves: 36,652 persons:

• Hungarians: 31,560 (86.11%)
• Gypsies: 4,701 (12.83%)
• Others and indefinable: 391 (1.07%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Vásárosnamény District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:^[4]

• Reformed – 19,834;
• Catholic – 7,111 (Roman Catholic – 4,775; Greek Catholic – 2,336);
• other religions – 1,006;
• Non-religious – 1,576;
• Atheism – 63;
• Undeclared – 5,733.

Gallery

• 
  Vásárosnamény, Town Hall
• 
  Aerial view of Lónya
• 
  Conflux of the Tisza and Szamos river near Vásárosnemény
• 
  Reformed Church in Jánd

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary

References

1. A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
2. népesség.com, "Vásárosnaményi járás népessége"
3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)

External links

• Postal codes of the Vásárosnamény District

48.1833°N 22.3500°E / 48.1833; 22.3500